bob's computer service
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Xander
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Left margin has both twitter and facebook but you're posting the same info to each. Pick one or post different info to them.
Move the bio to an About page. Keep the main page about the business and the customer. The About page might win over an on-the-fence customer but you'll lose a lot by making the main page about you and not them.
Not a fan of using the personal domain name for a business. Bobscomputerservice(s).com is gone but:
The pics at the bottom are a bit much; too schmaltzy, IMO. You've got links in the left margin; pics of the family seem a bit much as secondary links.
A link back to the same page you're on?
Twitter address isn't memorable. "bobscomputerma" ... is it someone's mother?
Move the bio to an About page. Keep the main page about the business and the customer. The About page might win over an on-the-fence customer but you'll lose a lot by making the main page about you and not them.
Not a fan of using the personal domain name for a business. Bobscomputerservice(s).com is gone but:
The pics at the bottom are a bit much; too schmaltzy, IMO. You've got links in the left margin; pics of the family seem a bit much as secondary links.
A link back to the same page you're on?
Twitter address isn't memorable. "bobscomputerma" ... is it someone's mother?
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I would take down pics of fam and dog. Looks unprofessional and gives the impression of amateur. Not saying you are just giving my input. I would look into a wordpress. In today's age no one should have generic pages. Wordpress is to easy. One night and you will have a much more polished website.
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Do you plan on making a living doing computer repair?
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Hire A WebDesigner!
Yeah, I agree... Get a real domain for your business. Also the photos are just too personal and unprofessional looking. I would put your personal photos on your facebook if you wanted to keep them on the net. If you can afford it, I would hire a freelancer webdesigner. There's one or two within Technibble here. Haven't seen them post much lately but they are here. Good Luck with the site and take care.
Kevin
Yeah, I agree... Get a real domain for your business. Also the photos are just too personal and unprofessional looking. I would put your personal photos on your facebook if you wanted to keep them on the net. If you can afford it, I would hire a freelancer webdesigner. There's one or two within Technibble here. Haven't seen them post much lately but they are here. Good Luck with the site and take care.
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I agree with trying wordpress if you do a site overhaul. I just did exactly that last week.
about page
Now if i move my bio info to an about page what do i put on the front page? any suggestions?
Also update i am getting a new domain because of your suggestions but ive been using my current one(robertjgregory.com) for 3 years and still have paperwork with all my info on it. Plus people know it. How do i transition over to the new domain easily?
I really appreciate all your help. Technibble is by far the best recource on the net for techs!
Now if i move my bio info to an about page what do i put on the front page? any suggestions?
Also update i am getting a new domain because of your suggestions but ive been using my current one(robertjgregory.com) for 3 years and still have paperwork with all my info on it. Plus people know it. How do i transition over to the new domain easily?
I really appreciate all your help. Technibble is by far the best recource on the net for techs!
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Probably you should create your new site under your new domain and point your old domain to your new one. That way people knowing your old name/site will automatically get redirected to your new site.
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Havent gotten my new domain yet, but did a ton of updating making everything uniform. Please any new advice is greatly appreciated! Your help so far has been great, thanks. I know i say this a lot but technibble is the best resource for techs!
Havent gotten my new domain yet, but did a ton of updating making everything uniform. Please any new advice is greatly appreciated! Your help so far has been great, thanks. I know i say this a lot but technibble is the best resource for techs!
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I noticed the extensions on your files are .html
I'm assuming then that you are not using server-side includes or any other type of includes.
To make updating your site easier, you gotta use some sort includes.
On my own site, I am using PHP. I have index.php which "assembles" my layout together depending on what page the visitors heads to. For example: on the home page, index.php loads the header file, the home page/content file, the sidebar file, and then the footer. If I make a change to either the header, sidebar, or footer, these changes are immediately reflected across the entire website.
If you are a little "under-skilled" in the web design/development department, there is a TON of free and paid templates you can find across the Internet.
http://www.oswd.org
http://www.openwebdesign.org
These are two FREE websites to find great layouts.
Also, if you have the time to learn it, I would recommend integrating your layout into a CMS such as Wordpress or Joomla. They make updating your website super easy, without the need of an FTP client (other than uploading the files).
Definitely looks like you could use either a professional designer or use a free/paid template from another site. There is an over abundance of questionable looking tech sites on the Internet and if I was a customer searching for a reliable tech support pro, the first thing I'm going to do is judge the quality of his service by the quality of his website.
Glad to see the attempt...though, I do wonder if "Bob's Computer Service" is the best name (or if having Bob in it at all just sounds overly generic and uninteresting).
I'm assuming then that you are not using server-side includes or any other type of includes.
To make updating your site easier, you gotta use some sort includes.
On my own site, I am using PHP. I have index.php which "assembles" my layout together depending on what page the visitors heads to. For example: on the home page, index.php loads the header file, the home page/content file, the sidebar file, and then the footer. If I make a change to either the header, sidebar, or footer, these changes are immediately reflected across the entire website.
If you are a little "under-skilled" in the web design/development department, there is a TON of free and paid templates you can find across the Internet.
http://www.oswd.org
http://www.openwebdesign.org
These are two FREE websites to find great layouts.
Also, if you have the time to learn it, I would recommend integrating your layout into a CMS such as Wordpress or Joomla. They make updating your website super easy, without the need of an FTP client (other than uploading the files).
Definitely looks like you could use either a professional designer or use a free/paid template from another site. There is an over abundance of questionable looking tech sites on the Internet and if I was a customer searching for a reliable tech support pro, the first thing I'm going to do is judge the quality of his service by the quality of his website.
Glad to see the attempt...though, I do wonder if "Bob's Computer Service" is the best name (or if having Bob in it at all just sounds overly generic and uninteresting).
thanks supaneko
thanks for the tips supaneko. Is there a site you would recommend for php tutorial. i know you guys say to use a template but i like doing it on my own. i know enough about coding to keep refining it myself i think. As always technibble is a great resource! Thanks for your support!
thanks for the tips supaneko. Is there a site you would recommend for php tutorial. i know you guys say to use a template but i like doing it on my own. i know enough about coding to keep refining it myself i think. As always technibble is a great resource! Thanks for your support!
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You don't need to know everything about PHP to create a dynamic page with it. Basically index.php, should be a file with HTML code in it. The html code can be split up with divs, once you split the divs up to your layout you can replace the div content with <?php include("header.php"); ?>. Do this for all divs in your index file, so then when you update header.php it will be updated say across 5, 20,40 or even hundreds of different pages that contain that line of code.
PHP you can deploy on a *nix server, or even on your Windows Machine. Set up a LAMP environment (Linux Apache MySQL and PHP) if you want to play around with it. PHP can do lots of things you can create a client DB so once they submit a request form or such, you don't have to keep logging records, automate replies, update in calendar (see if a day is taken, if not then add to different time/day) etc etc. There is a lot of fun stuff to play with!
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supaneko
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PHP is definitely useful and quite fast. And as techroc said, you don't have to really *KNOW* PHP to make use of it. Back in the day I was quite decent with PHP but as the decade went on I stopped using it and just like the French I learned in high school, I ended up forgetting most of it. Luckily, creating dynamic pages and using includes is about as basic as it can get. ANYONE can do it. It just takes a little bit of practice (just like HTML and CSS). 
Of course, most webhosts support it (don't recall if you were hosting your own site or through another company). If they don't, AFAIK, the majority of Apache web servers and other web servers have server-side includes enabled (it's been YEARS since I used SSI, anyone know if these are still popular?
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And yes, Technibble is great. I lurked around here for quite some for fear that all the "big kids" would beat me to a pulp with my massive loading of questions and general obnoxiousness. Luckily, that hasn't been the case..............yet.
Of course, most webhosts support it (don't recall if you were hosting your own site or through another company). If they don't, AFAIK, the majority of Apache web servers and other web servers have server-side includes enabled (it's been YEARS since I used SSI, anyone know if these are still popular?
).And yes, Technibble is great. I lurked around here for quite some for fear that all the "big kids" would beat me to a pulp with my massive loading of questions and general obnoxiousness. Luckily, that hasn't been the case..............yet.
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took everyones advice and got www.bobscomputerrepairs.com how do i forward robertjgregory.com (old one) and make a seamless transition? As always thanks so much i really appreciate everyones help! ps any ideas on what to do with old domian?
took everyones advice and got www.bobscomputerrepairs.com how do i forward robertjgregory.com (old one) and make a seamless transition? As always thanks so much i really appreciate everyones help! ps any ideas on what to do with old domian?
Martyn
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In your control panel you should have a 'redirect domain' section. It's done there from memory. If not just contact your hosting company and they will do it for you. You're on 1and1.com.
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